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What's worse is that the fake HID halogens are tinted blue in order to simulate the colour of a true HID installation. Tints, by their very nature, detract from the total light amount, so a blue-tinted imitation HID halogen bulb will actually put out less light than an equivalent clear halogen bulb. And the clear halogen bulb will be cheaper.
That said, the Hella or CIBE (sp?) H4 conversion from sealed beams is still a great upgrade since the H4's European beam pattern is far superior to the fuzzy pattern of the 914's standard sealed beams. Of course, the H4 conversion is entirely different from a fake HID setup.
Aaron
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Silver 1998 Volvo S70 T5 <- Daily (Anja)
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White 1976 914 2.0 F.I. <- Prodigal car, traded away then brought back again (Lorelei)
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